Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
PCHS Band, 1950
The Way We Worked
On a guided hike with Hal
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
PCHS Band, 1950
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Thaynes Headframe
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
December 28, 2011
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Going Places
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Make your own sock-puppet.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
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Silver King Headframe
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
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Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Highline spur during the winter
Crossing the Border
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
In Cahoots
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Going Places
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Test your flexibility!
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Go Figure!
Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Halloween at the Glenwood
PCHS Band, 1950
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Book card in the Park City Library
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Crossing the Border
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Utah Humanities Council
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
